1. Summer School in Rome – June 2019
La Sapienza
Arrival on Saturday June 1, departure on Monday, July 1, courses will begin on Monday, June 3 and end on Friday, June 28.
Summer School in Rome – June 2019

2. McGill: A 21st Century Global University
Open to the World
McGill’s Strategic Academic Plan states:
“We make a commitment to providing undergraduate and graduate students with … enriched educational opportunities … through internships, field courses and field semesters, research internships, international competitions, and international exchanges”
“We will enhance McGill’s presence abroad by developing key partnerships to support … [the] delivery of academic programs outside of Canada”

3. Italy: Archive and Laboratory
gateway to Europe
crossroads of three continents at the centre of the Mediterranean
bridge between past experience and present predicaments in Western history, politics, and culture

4. Theme for 2019: Migration global pertinence contemporary relevance
historical significance

5. Two Seminars in Rome
POLI 359: IPE: Labour Migration Prof. Mark R. Brawley
LLCU 301/ RELG 321 / CLAS 302 / HIST 205: Homelessness and Homecoming in Roman Culture Prof. W. J. Torrance Kirby

6. Our Partner: La Sapienza
leading university in Italy, one of the oldest and most distinguished universities in Europe
established tradition in welcoming international students
centrally located at the heart of Rome, the capital of Italy (campus at a 10-minute walk from Stazione Termini)

7. Campus Entrances

8. Department Entrances

9. Campus Architecture: Neoclassicism

10. Campus Architecture: 1930s

11. Campus Architecture: Modernism

12. Campus Architecture: Sights

13. Gardens and Walkways

14. Autumn and Spring

15. Your Residence in Rome Course fee (approximately $3,000) includes:
shared double room (June 1-July 1) in modern building 5 minutes from stop on metro line to Stazione Termini (
two meals per day at local cafeteria
internet access
monthly public transit pass
library access on campus

16. Residence: Entrance

17. Residence: Reception

18. Residence: Standard Double Bedroom

19. Residence: Cafeteria

20. Residence: Fitness Area

21. Learning Italian
Students registered at the Summer School have the option of taking language courses offered by La Sapienza’s Language Centre (CLA):
All levels offered
Transfer credits
Details:
CLA site:
location: Marco Polo Building, via Circonvallazione Tiburtina 4
Director: Prof. Federico Masini

22. Marco Polo Building: Exterior, Hall, Study Area

23. Marco Polo Building: Cafeteria

24. Discover!
An intense, immersive experience of study abroad for committed students in the Humanities and Social Sciences

25. Your Contacts
Cristiana Furlan, Summer School Coordinator,
Eugenio Bolongaro, Chair of Languages, Literatures and Cultures,
Mark R. Brawley, Department of Political Science,
W. J. Torrance Kirby, School of Religious Studies,